Class Schedule

2026 Class Schedule

Browse our upcoming classes and workshops throughout the year.

Spring Classes: bonsai development

  • 21.03 – Deciduous trees: shaping & energy

  • 28.03 – Juniper: growth types & styling

  • 18.04 – Pinching (deep dive)

  • 25.04 – Tree critique & development planning

  • 23.05 – Partial defoliation

  • 30.05 & 06.06 – Pines (single-flush & multi-flush deep dive)

  • 13.06 – Taxus: techniques & styling

  • 14.06 – Bonsai basics

SUMMER: Tree Groups & Understanding

18.07 – 22.08 (5 Saturdays)

  • Tree group classifications

  • Elongating species

  • Conifers

  • Mediterranean species

  • Deciduous conifers

29.08 – The life cycle of a plant
(Energy flow, root growth, seasonality and fertilization in function of growth)

Fall classes: Technique & Styling

  • 12.09 – Heavy bending

  • 19.09 – Beginners course

  • 26.09 – Maple styling

  • 17.10 – Tree critique

  • 24.10 – Conifer styling

  • 31.10 – Deciduous tree styling

  • 14.11 – Advanced wiring

  • 21.11 – Picea special

  • 28.11 – Winter preparation & protection

  • 12.12 – Shoot selection (Japanese Black Pine)

START OF 2027

  • 10.01.2027 – Forest Creation (Team 1)

  • 17.01.2027 – Pot selection & aesthetics